Key Features
Shoot and Share in Fabulous Style
3x Optical Zoom-NIKKOR Glass Lens - quality optics provide exceptional images
Huge, Bright 3.0-inch High Resolution LCD offers 160-degree wide-angle of view, making it easy to share your pictures
Auto Adjusts up to ISO 1600 lets you keep shooting, even in low light
One-Touch Email with the Picture Mail Button makes emailing pictures a simple 4-step process after camera is registered with my Picturetown
8.1 Megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches
Optical VR Image Stabilization minimizes the effect of camera shake
Slim, Stylish, All-Metal Design slips right into your shirt pocket or purse!
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All New Pictmotion creates in-camera slide shows with your music
Specifications
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Effective Pixels8.1 million
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Image SensorCCD
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Sensor Size1/2.5 in.
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Total Pixels8.28 million (approx.)
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Lens Zoom3x
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Lens Specification6.3-18.9mm (35mm [135] format picture angle)
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Vibration ReductionLens-shift VR
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Autofocus (AF)Contrast-detect TTL AF
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Auto-area AF ModeYes
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Focus RangeApprox. 1 ft. (30 cm.) to infinity
Macro close-up mode: Approx. 1.6 in. (4 cm.) to infinity -
Focus ModesAuto
Face-Priority AF -
Focus LockHalf press of shutter-release button (single-point AF in AF-S)
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Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points5
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Single-point AF ModeYes
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ViewfinderLCD
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Viewfinder Frame CoverageApprox. 100%
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Monitor Size3.0 in. diagonal
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Monitor TypeWide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD
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Monitor Resolution230,000-dots
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Storage MediaSD memory card
SDHC memory cardNot compatible with Multi Media Cards (MMC). -
Internal MemoryApprox. 13MB
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Storage SystemJPEG: JPEG-baseline-compliant; can be selected from Size priority and Optimal quality
AVI
WAV -
Storage File SystemDCF 2.0
EXIF 2.21
DPOF compliant -
MovieMovie with sound
Stop motion movie -
Voice Memo FunctionYes
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Image Size (pixels)3264 x 2448 (8M)
2592 x 1944 (5M)
2048 x 1536 (3M)
1024 x 768 (PC)
640 x 480 (TV)
3200 x 1800 (16:9) -
ISO SensitivityISO 100-1600
Auto (auto gain ISO 100-800) -
Lowest ISO Sensitivity100
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Highest ISO Sensitivity1600
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Exposure ModesAuto
Scene -
Scene ModesAnti-Shake
Back Light
Beach/Snow
Close Up
Copy
Dusk/Dawn
Face-Priority AF
Fireworks Show
Landscape
Museum
Night Landscape
Night Portrait
Panorama Assist
Party
Portrait
Sports
Sunset
Voice Recording -
Image OptimizationB & W
Cyanotype
Sepia
Standard
Vivid -
In-Camera Image EditingD-Lighting
Small Picture
Trim -
Exposure Compensation± 2 EV in steps of 1/3
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Exposure LockYes
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White BalanceAuto
Cloudy
Daylight
Flash
Fluorescent
Incandescent
White Balance Preset -
Image StabilizationOptical
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Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolutionapprox. 0.8 frames per second
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Continuous Shooting OptionsContinuous
Multi-shot 16
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Self-timerElectronically controlled timer with duration of 3 or 10 sec.
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Built-in FlashYes
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Built-in Flash Distance19.7 ft (6m)
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InterfaceHi-speed USB
802.11b
802.11g -
Video OutputNTSC
PAL -
Projector Playback FunctionsFull frame
Thumbnail (4 or 9 or 16 segments)
Zoom
Slideshow
Pictmotion
Auto image rotation
Sound playback -
BatteryRechargeable
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Battery / BatteriesRechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL8
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Battery Life (shots per charge)Nikon Rechargeable: 150 shots (CIPA)
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Tripod Socket¼-20
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Approx. DimensionsHeight: 2.3in. (59.0mm)
Width: 3.8in. (97.5mm)
Depth: 0.8in. (21.0mm)Excluding projections. -
Approx. Weight4.4 oz. (125.0g)
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Supplied Accessories
- EN-EL8 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
- EH-64 AC Adapter
- UC-E12 AV/USB Cable
- Strap
- Printer Dock Accessory: Dock Insert PV-12
- Software Suite CD-ROM
*Supplied accessories may differ depending on country or area.
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Industry Recognition
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Review
February 2008, Nikon COOLPIX S51c
by Alex FethiereBusiness Traveler's Alex Fethiere called the Nikon COOLPIX S51c a standout in the camera market due to its Wi-Fi feature. Fethiere was impressed with the clever mode dial that enabled better menu navigation and information entry. He later noted that the COOLPIX S51c comes with shooting modes like Best Shot Selector, Multishot and Pictmotion Muvee to further a user’s creativity in picture taking. Fethiere proclaimed that the S51c was a fun, reasonably priced digital camera.
Review
February 2008, Nikon COOLPIX S51c
by Lindsay HollowayLindsay Holloway of Entrepreneur magazine applauded the Nikon COOLPIX S51c for tapping into the communication aspect of digital cameras and photography. Holloway raved that the lightweight, 8.1-megapixel S51c had the ability to email pictures to family and friends directly from the camera with only the push of a button. Additionally, Holloway was impressed with the S51c’s ISO settings up to 1600, 3.0-inch LCD screen, Vibration Reduction that compensates for camera shake and the S51c’s ability to make audiovisual slideshows of images with Pictmotion.